Going back to what star said about not giving birth until you know it is safe, when I was preg with ds1, dh was victim of a violent attack outside our house, and I distinctly remember it was the moment they finished stitching his head and said you can go home, that I sighed and my waters went everywhere I def think the adrenalin of ambulance trip followed by relief made ds1 come out early, and before he was ready... Am off to try out the listen again thing

I listened, but also with child interruptions. I will have to listen again. I do think it's fascinating, but I can't really get my head round it.

What about the fact that we make oxytocin? I have read that if you stroke a dog, your body produces oxytocin, making you feel relaxed; and the dog's body also produces oxytocin, making him feel relaxed.

Yes, I get oxytocin from USA through my biomed doctor who is also based in USA. It is compounded and I got a prescription for it. Got it when I went to see dd,s doc in USA. Has worked wonders for her social stuff. From a shrieking banshee avoiding her peers less than 6,months ago.....she has now gone onto recognising their emotions and reacting appropriately.

Star, it's thankfully not cuddle therapy, it's mainly about synthetic oxytocin being used in experiments and some showing it helps people recognize social behaviours better and possibly helps people perform social behaviours better (bit of an obsession with eye contact) and to communicate more. The conclusion is that it would be good in a controlled therapy rather than an everyday life wonder spray it's been touted as in popular media as it takes quite a lot to get any reaction (guy says something like two teaspoons up your nose, something like that).

I listened, with child interruptions, so my opinion is that oxytocin might help in cbt sessions, not just for people with ASD, but was it only found to be potentially beneficial in HFA or across the spectrum?

My 6 year old DD is convinced that DC1 is the only one in the family with ASD because he was the only one that was born in hospital (whacking great synoticin drip) and 'it was the hoover that did it' - the other DC having been born hippy stylie in birthing pool at home.

I was toying with the idea that oxytocin was responsible for Autism in some way. I was given oxytocin during "tightening" but birth notes say spontaneous birth? Difficult stressful birth with fetal bradycardia. It did not help with milk production. It did not help with my bonding of my baby. - I preferred my first baby for at least two years. (I love them both the same now)